Bloody but indecisive battle of Seneffe, in which the prince ibid. 1675 The prince of Conde able to gain no advantage over the ibid. The prince of Orange defeated at Mont Cassel, and Cam- The English commons solicit the king to enter into a league, offensive and defensive, with the states general of Charles,conformable to his secret engagements with France, prorogues the parliament, in order to evade their Her misfortunes increase on every side, in Flanders, Si- ibid. ibid. The duke of Luxemburg obliges the prince of Orange to Mareschal Crequi defeats the views of the Duke of Lor- rain, and makes himself master of Fryburg Intrigues of Lewis XIV. in England and in Holland ibid. Venality of Charles II. and of his parliament All the other powers obliged to accept the conditions dic- ibid. England, from the popish plot, in 1678, to the death of Charles II. with a retrospective view of the affairs of Scotland. Great terror of popery and arbitrary power in England 82 Retrospective view of the affairs of Scotland ibid. 1668 Various measures tried, in order to bring the people over 1669 Despotic administration of the Earl of Lauderdale 1670 Severe law against conventicles 1671 Eight thousand Highlanders quartered on the gentlemen Their barbarous rapacity and unfeeling violence ibid. ibid. vote of an assembly of the nobility, gentry, and clergy of Account of Titus Oates, the chief actor in this horrid im- posture ibid. Pacquet of forged letters addressed to Bedingfield, the ibid. Sir George Wakeman, the Queen's physician, Coleman, late secretary to the duchess of York, and other catho- Advantage taken of this incident, in order to inflame the An universal belief of the popish plot prevails, and the whole Oates examined at the bar of the house of commons ibid. ibid. Oates rewarded with a pension, has guards appointed for his protection, and is considered as the saviour of the Accusation of the lord treasurer Danby, by Montague the 1679 The king dissolves the parliament in order to save his minister ibid. He entreats his brother the duke of York, to conform to ibid. The commons revive their prosecution of Danby ibid. They frame a bill for excluding the duke of York from ibid. The king makes it a pretext for dissolving the parlia- ment ibid. The rage against popery in England encourages the Scot- tish covenanters in their fanaticism ibid. Monmouth uses his victory with moderation ibid. The government of Scotland committed to the duke of Spirit of party still rages in England Rise of the names of Whig and Tory ibid. ibid. ibid. The commons bring in a bill for excluding the duke of It passes the lower house, but is rejected by the lords ibid. The commons, enraged at their disappointment, revive the impeachment of the popish lords Trial, condemnation, and execution of the earl of Staf- Not satisfied with this sacrifice, the commons continue to discover their ill humour in many factious votes and Page The king permits one of his ministers to make them a They reject it with disdain ibid. ibid. The king, thinking that he had now a sufficient apology Charles concludes a secret money-treaty with France, in order to enable him to govern without parliamentary supplies, and publishes a declaration in vindication of his The king makes a tyrannical use of this sudden revolution ibid. senters ibid. 1682 Writ of Quo Warranto issued against the city of London, and its charter de clared forfeited 1683 Charter restored under certain restrictions ibid. Almost all the corporations in England, intimidated at the ibid. Conspiracy for the restoration of the freedom of the consti- tution, commonly known by the name of the Rye-house The king universally congratulated on his escape from this The university of Oxford passes a solemn decree in favour 1684 The persecution of the protestant sectaries renewed: the perversion of justice carried to a still greater excess, and The absolute authority of the king seems complete: yet ibid. |